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they have been handed over to the pentagon where they are being analyzed. i interviewed general petraeus and general alan several times. paula broadwell joined me for a conversation early this year. joining me from washington d.c., davidic nake a column else for "the washington post" and martha raddatz a senior affairs correspondent with abc news. two cbs colleagues, norah o'donnell my cohost and john miller correspondent at cbs news who is frequently with me on cbs this morning. i'm please to do have all of them here. we'll be joined by norah and john in just a moment. martha tell me about general petraeus. do you know him. what is it about this story that surprises you most? >> well, i have known general petraeus and covered him in war zones for about a decade and what surprised me most is he seems like a man who is so disciplined and so careful about his image and about his reputation that it was jaw dropping to me when i first heard it. >> rose: so the question is what didn't you understand about him? >> well, i mean i may not understand everything abou
they have been handed over to the pentagon where they are being analyzed. i interviewed general petraeus and general alan several times. paula broadwell joined me for a conversation early this year. joining me from washington d.c., davidic nake a column else for "the washington post" and martha raddatz a senior affairs correspondent with abc news. two cbs colleagues, norah o'donnell my cohost and john miller correspondent at cbs news who is frequently with me on cbs this morning. i'm...
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>> well that he will continue for the time being as commandser in afghanistan while the pentagon inspector general looking at these e-mails people inside the pentagon close to general allen saying they are innocuous and flirtatious which is behavior unbecoming an officer and put him in some trouble according to the military justice. for now they're looking into it. >> rose: if i said this is a human tragedy, would you all agree. >> i would say this is a profound human tragedy. and i think if you look at in life, if we had rewind and we said gee, you know, would i have send those letters to ms. kelly and if i was ms. kelly and was now under this kind of scrutiny, would i have marched into the fbi and said take care of this person. and if i were general petraeus and if i were, and you see when you start to pull that thread you don't know what's going to unravel. it's like the thread on the hem of your coat and you say it's bothering me and you yank it off and the whole coat unraffles and there's a pile on the floor. that's what we're seeing and it's destroying over life it seems to touch her
>> well that he will continue for the time being as commandser in afghanistan while the pentagon inspector general looking at these e-mails people inside the pentagon close to general allen saying they are innocuous and flirtatious which is behavior unbecoming an officer and put him in some trouble according to the military justice. for now they're looking into it. >> rose: if i said this is a human tragedy, would you all agree. >> i would say this is a profound human tragedy....
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and in the pentagon will, this this is actually true. so why don't we use nuclear weapons to assure deterrence and we don't have to station conventional forces in korea, said. or we could reduce the number of conventional forces. you see this interesting trade-offs of what is cheap. and when you are discussing budgetary questions in the absence of strategy, in the absence of a really hard strategic look at some of these things, we're going to get into this discussion of this cheap in the short term and then there's cheap in the long-term which will let in some of the ways that mike hanna colleagues have mentioned. i'll just make one last slide a provocative point to start a fight among the panel members come and kiss her but i would disagree with winslow. so having said all of this, what do we want the pentagon leadership? what should we want to make sure that we are actually managing, managing the reality behind these numbers allegedly smart and any security smartly. it's frankly not clear to me that it is a bad idea to have someone who
and in the pentagon will, this this is actually true. so why don't we use nuclear weapons to assure deterrence and we don't have to station conventional forces in korea, said. or we could reduce the number of conventional forces. you see this interesting trade-offs of what is cheap. and when you are discussing budgetary questions in the absence of strategy, in the absence of a really hard strategic look at some of these things, we're going to get into this discussion of this cheap in the short...
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he's taking aim at wasteful pentagon spending. he says the department of defense has become the department of everything. take a look at some of the programs he found the pentagon had paid for in recent years including a symposium in which they discussed the topic "did jesus die for klingons too" on the implications for christi christianity if exterstrials were discovered. they also a studied slang on twitter. dod overhead is larger than the gdp of israel and the uae. he recommends $67.9 billion in savings in ten years are cut out of the pentagon budget by going afr some of the things he lists here. so a lot of wasteful spending here being highlighted over at the pentagon by a republican which is interesting. >> all right. eamon, thanks very much. maria. >> thank you so much. as you just heard, billions of dollars being wasted just in the defense department alone. yet, it is the tax revenue side of the fiscal fight that's getting all the attention, bill. >> it's always a time to put spending cuts front and center in this debate. l
he's taking aim at wasteful pentagon spending. he says the department of defense has become the department of everything. take a look at some of the programs he found the pentagon had paid for in recent years including a symposium in which they discussed the topic "did jesus die for klingons too" on the implications for christi christianity if exterstrials were discovered. they also a studied slang on twitter. dod overhead is larger than the gdp of israel and the uae. he recommends...
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from love triangle to pentagon problem but scandal that brought down cia chief david petraeus now drags in america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states to make dolls of the foreign form blog console only serve the syrian people's interests since. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today rory sushant live in moscow hard pressed for cash and hurting from austerity in britain is turning on tax ovoid is to help make up its budget shortfall and it's gunning for google amazon and starbucks first on the list the tax man wants to question them earning billions in revenue in britain but only paying peppercorn taxes if any for more on this i spoke to polly boy just a bit earlier in the program. these are three companies that dominate the u.k. economy they have billions of pounds worth of turnover the but it looks like they pay very little corporation tax to show for it and now employees are outraged by the fact that through very legal loopholes these companies that
from love triangle to pentagon problem but scandal that brought down cia chief david petraeus now drags in america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states to make dolls of the foreign form blog console only serve the syrian people's interests since. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today rory sushant live in moscow hard pressed for cash and hurting from austerity...
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. >> he has agreed to testify about the attack on libya and the pentagon's investigating e-mail communications who apparently is not too happy with all the new found fame. >> there's a whole bunch of people blocking my alley and can't drive into my own driveway. >> about how many people are out there? >> 10 at least. >> i'm a consulate general. i have involuntary ubl uability. they should not be able to cross my property. >> kelley does not have any diplomatic protection. paula broadwell still at her brother's. >> it's been a game of cat and mouse. this morning when she went for an early morning run, she slipped by five photographers. >> it's crazy. it's like a small big town. >> the stake out at paula's brother's home includes about a dozen photo journalists. >> i thought it was a movie set going on. >> some are on the sidewalk in front of the yellow home. and some in the public alleyway behind the house. last night the photographers who took pictures of broad well through a window say they had to have known they were there and looked as though she was posing at times. >> you do things in pri
. >> he has agreed to testify about the attack on libya and the pentagon's investigating e-mail communications who apparently is not too happy with all the new found fame. >> there's a whole bunch of people blocking my alley and can't drive into my own driveway. >> about how many people are out there? >> 10 at least. >> i'm a consulate general. i have involuntary ubl uability. they should not be able to cross my property. >> kelley does not have any...
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of these dictatorships so what it outrages that they're the course they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel they want to libya syria and no fan of assad i might say but. the good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing overthrowing assad this opposition group there are many of them are libyan al-qaeda types they're from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign fighters so no i don't i don't think whatever is wrong with assad i think that the people of syria tend not to want outsiders to be telling them what to do they fear these so-called rebels just as much as they fear their own government and my guess is they don't want foreigners occupying and running their country. has its army has fired oppositions in syria and scored a direct hits in response to aaron cross border fire the repeat a confrontation is fueling fears that israel could be dragged into the syrian conflict as fighting as already spilled over int
of these dictatorships so what it outrages that they're the course they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel they want to libya syria and no fan of assad i might say but. the good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing overthrowing assad this opposition group there are many of them are libyan al-qaeda types they're from...
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at nine pm moscow time from the love triangle to a pentagon problem now the scandal that brought the cia chief david petraeus drags in america's commander in afghanistan to with washington play to get you nothing. written squares up since three of the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states and he doubts that the foreign form bloc console we serve the syrian people's interests. if you just joined us very good evening it's covered all in here at r.t. this hour our top story more heartache for washington having lost the director of the cia to an affair last week at no risk losing his top commander in afghanistan two to the same scandal general john allen has been accused of sending inappropriate e-mails to jill kelley one of the women whose implication led to the downfall of one of america's most distinguished offices that he's going to cheat she can now with more on the passions at the pentagon. this scandal is just getting worse and reminds more of a t.v. d
at nine pm moscow time from the love triangle to a pentagon problem now the scandal that brought the cia chief david petraeus drags in america's commander in afghanistan to with washington play to get you nothing. written squares up since three of the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states and he doubts that the foreign form bloc console we serve the syrian people's...
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>> only from what we've heard from the pentagon, from sources at the pentagon, who say he disputes any wrongdoing in this matter. >> all right. so yesterday we were talking about the importance of the time line. this is of the petraeus affair. adultery is a criminal act in the military. but officials say the relationship between petraeus and broadwell actually began after he retired. but what about allen? he is a current commander. he is married. if these e-mails reveal evidence of adultery could he face criminal charges, as well? >> if there was actual sex between a married officer and someone else then yes, it's possible. although i talked to a source earlier today who says he believes in this case, even if there was adultery, he's not saying there was, but he does not feel that there would be a criminal charges brought against general allen. >> all right. and we have another bizarre twist in this story. we know paula broadwell's home was searched. actually we're going to deal with this one first. do you have any idea what the agents found or what they were searching for? and then i'
>> only from what we've heard from the pentagon, from sources at the pentagon, who say he disputes any wrongdoing in this matter. >> all right. so yesterday we were talking about the importance of the time line. this is of the petraeus affair. adultery is a criminal act in the military. but officials say the relationship between petraeus and broadwell actually began after he retired. but what about allen? he is a current commander. he is married. if these e-mails reveal evidence of...
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this is isn't a love triangle it's a love pentagon >> i got to say after that, it gets a little far-fetched. i mean, all of a sudden the second woman has an emotionally trouble identicaltw and both the spymaster write letters of support for her twin sister's custody battle with the ex. listen to the name they came up with for him. >> grayson wolf. >> we don't have a picture of him. just put up a visual approximation. that's right. it's not believable anymore. i think that the news has jumped the shark. and the most unbelievable part, they say that that the general down there that general over there, he is the top commander of our war in afghanistan. afghanistan, really? please. if our troops were still fighting in afghanistan don't think we'd be hearing about that on the news instead of all of this [bleep]. anyway, bottom line it's a soap opera, and it is done. we should all move on. >> oh, this is far from over. susan lucci. >> oh, yes. and there's more. general petraeus has developed amnesia, and can't remember that he's pregnant. by his own evil twin. who's in a coma. and is my lover. >>
this is isn't a love triangle it's a love pentagon >> i got to say after that, it gets a little far-fetched. i mean, all of a sudden the second woman has an emotionally trouble identicaltw and both the spymaster write letters of support for her twin sister's custody battle with the ex. listen to the name they came up with for him. >> grayson wolf. >> we don't have a picture of him. just put up a visual approximation. that's right. it's not believable anymore. i think that the...
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i would refer to you the pentagon for the process under way with regards to general allen. >> reporter: some lawmakers are coming out in support of general allen. >> general allen said he's not guilty of any improper behavior. i think he deserves to have us withhold judgment until the investigation the completed. >> reporter: general petraeus was scheduled to testify today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. in light of the scandal he will not appear at that hearing a decision that's angered some lawmakers. >> i think it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. >> reporter: in his place today acting cia director michael morell a leading candidate to replace petraeus at the cia. now paula broadwell and jill kelly two women involved here are not making any statements to the press so far. general allen is considering making a statement. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. >>> jill kelley is well-known in social circles for her work with the military community. kelly and her husband often hosted parties for officers and their families. she w
i would refer to you the pentagon for the process under way with regards to general allen. >> reporter: some lawmakers are coming out in support of general allen. >> general allen said he's not guilty of any improper behavior. i think he deserves to have us withhold judgment until the investigation the completed. >> reporter: general petraeus was scheduled to testify today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. in light of the scandal he will not appear at that...
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it's a love pentagon. ( cheers and applause ). i gotta say-- i gotta say, after that, it gets a little farfetched. i mean, all of a sudden, the second woman hans emotionally troubled identical twin. and both the spy mast expert general write letters of support for the twin sister's custody battle with her econclusion? oh, and listen to the name they came up with for him? grayson wolf. jimmy, we don't have a picture of him yet, so just put up a visual approximation. that's right. ( cheers and applause ). folks, i have to say, it's just not believable anymore. ( laughter ) i-- i think the news has jumped the shark. and the most unbelievable parts, they say that-- that-- that the general down there, that general over there, he is the top commander of our war in afghanistan. afghanistan? really? ( laughter ) please. if our troops were really still fighting in afghanistan, don't you think we'd be hearing about that on the news instead of all this bull ( bleep )? ( cheers and applause ) not believable. anyway. anyway, bottom line, it's
it's a love pentagon. ( cheers and applause ). i gotta say-- i gotta say, after that, it gets a little farfetched. i mean, all of a sudden, the second woman hans emotionally troubled identical twin. and both the spy mast expert general write letters of support for the twin sister's custody battle with her econclusion? oh, and listen to the name they came up with for him? grayson wolf. jimmy, we don't have a picture of him yet, so just put up a visual approximation. that's right. ( cheers and...
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big delays coming from the pentagon. down to 20 miles per hour before you commit to the bridge headed over to the accident. getting to germantown, almost an hour commute from route 5 buckiestown headed out towards middle brook road. crash here along the inner loop of the beltway, heads up as you work your way across the american legion bridge headed in towards bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. . >> thank you. >>> well, the turkey, the cranberry sauce, the pie. of course, you are talking about thanksgiving and it all adds up fast. the american farm bureau federation says it will cost just under $50 to feed 10 people this thanksgiving. that takes all the trimmings into account. it is a slight increase from last year which is blamed on a jump in turkey prices which i think we talk about every year. it seems like turkey is expensive. >> i'm going to spend $20. >> okay. good luck on that. >>> despite the rumors of a sell out, hotel rooms are still available for this president's second inaugura
big delays coming from the pentagon. down to 20 miles per hour before you commit to the bridge headed over to the accident. getting to germantown, almost an hour commute from route 5 buckiestown headed out towards middle brook road. crash here along the inner loop of the beltway, heads up as you work your way across the american legion bridge headed in towards bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. e traffic. . >> thank you. >>> well, the turkey, the cranberry...
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chris lawrence is at the pentagon. chris, i don't even know where to begin because there's so much to talk about. let's start with general allen. what's the implications of this -- of him being brought in to petraeus scandal and what has he said about it? >> so far, from what we've heard from defense officials, soledad, john allen has denied any wrongdoing in this matter. what is the matter at hand is on sunday the fbi notified the pentagon that they had 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails, which contained inappropriate contact between general john allen, and jill kelley. yesterday, secretary panetta asked that john kelley -- or john allen's nomination to be the head of nato be pulled back and put on hold while the inspector general starts to dig through all of these pages to find out exactly what happened. here's how it all connects. general john allen was stationed in tampa when he was at u.s. central command. so was general david petraeus. jill kelley worked as sort of a social liaison with a lot of the commanders the
chris lawrence is at the pentagon. chris, i don't even know where to begin because there's so much to talk about. let's start with general allen. what's the implications of this -- of him being brought in to petraeus scandal and what has he said about it? >> so far, from what we've heard from defense officials, soledad, john allen has denied any wrongdoing in this matter. what is the matter at hand is on sunday the fbi notified the pentagon that they had 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails,...
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now broiled in the scandal the trail down last friday after admitting to an extramarital affair the pentagon now claims general allen has been exchanging inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley the woman who is an initial contact with the f.b.i. lead to his downfall concerns are also mounting that what first appeared to be a personal matter now has deeper implications including security leaks and a political cover up from our washington correspondent garnish town hall of broadwell general petraeus is biographer. her slush mistress gave a speech last month and in that speech she revealed details about the big ozzy attack that were at that time unknown to the public she gave the speech at the end of october fifth now when everybody knows that she had an affair with a general many are guessing whether those details that she revealed in her speech were part of their pillow talk take a listen i don't know a lot of you heard this but d.c. and extend actually had taken a couple of living militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prison
now broiled in the scandal the trail down last friday after admitting to an extramarital affair the pentagon now claims general allen has been exchanging inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley the woman who is an initial contact with the f.b.i. lead to his downfall concerns are also mounting that what first appeared to be a personal matter now has deeper implications including security leaks and a political cover up from our washington correspondent garnish town hall of broadwell general...
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know why they weren't notified of an inquiry into such a high profile figure michael maloof a former pentagon official says the timing of the revelations and the initial secrecy could be politically motivated at least the attorney general should have been informed he works after all the f.b.i. works for him they report directly to him and certainly the director of national intelligence should have been informed not on the evening of the election but should have been informed almost immediately when they came across some very incriminating information it's been my experience that when something like this occurs the person who's the target is suspended from clearances is told to take thirty days off and while they investigate further and the bosses are informed immediately the fact that this was did not occur in patrice's case and it occurred almost immediately after he became the cia director i think smells of political intrigue and the fact that. this wasn't even reported for months. to the higher levels is in itself a scandal it was probably a political decision to protect the president. wee
know why they weren't notified of an inquiry into such a high profile figure michael maloof a former pentagon official says the timing of the revelations and the initial secrecy could be politically motivated at least the attorney general should have been informed he works after all the f.b.i. works for him they report directly to him and certainly the director of national intelligence should have been informed not on the evening of the election but should have been informed almost immediately...
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they fear moscow time from a love triangle to pentagon problem the sky would look broader and cia chief david petraeus now drugs at america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. britain squares up to through the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and serious new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing of one arab states have it doubts that the foreign formed blog could solve the syrian people's interests. good evening i'm kevin are you watching r t it's very good to have you company more heartache than for washington tonight having lost the director of the cia to an affair last week it now risk losing his top commander in afghanistan as well to the same scandal general john allen who's been accused of sending inappropriate e-mails to jill kelley one of the women who's the implication that the downfall of one of america's most distinguished offices that is going to teach you can has the latest on the scandal. this scandal is just getting worse and reminds more of a t.v. drama possibly with many epi
they fear moscow time from a love triangle to pentagon problem the sky would look broader and cia chief david petraeus now drugs at america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. britain squares up to through the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and serious new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing of one arab states have it doubts that the foreign formed blog could solve the syrian people's interests....
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he says the pentagon's wasting a lot of money and he's found examples in the pentagon spending money on things like a study for a question of did jesus die for cling-ones, too. they've sponsored a discussion series in which they talk about the implications for christianity of the discovery of extraterrestrial life. they also financed studies of a new type of beef jerky that's flat, kind of like a fruit roll-up instead of round like a slim jim. all sorts of other details in this report. but in all seriousness, what coburn has done here is sort of laid out the pentagon's overhead budget just the overhead next to the gdp of several major nations. take a look at where the pentagon's overhead ranks. if you ranked it pass a country, it is just below portugal there and just above the country of israel if you look at dod overhead as a separate country. then coburn has some recommendations here for key areas to make savings, including canceling non-military research and development like that cling-on conference. phasing out dod schools that they run and tuition assistance program and a couple
he says the pentagon's wasting a lot of money and he's found examples in the pentagon spending money on things like a study for a question of did jesus die for cling-ones, too. they've sponsored a discussion series in which they talk about the implications for christianity of the discovery of extraterrestrial life. they also financed studies of a new type of beef jerky that's flat, kind of like a fruit roll-up instead of round like a slim jim. all sorts of other details in this report. but in...
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one of things i don't like about if pentagon is you have very few parking. from that point on, ladies and gentlemen, our world and the united states and around the world has changed. that's where we move forward to today's event because cyber has taken a huge role and place in that world since. so very soon after 911, the united states started a global war in europe. started in afghanistan went to iraq, and is now in the military. there are huge challenges about stabilities of government and stabilities of our roles in those countries. we will continue to address what needs to be done in that environment. none of that is done without our dependence and our environmentment in the cyber world. the cyber domain and each and every one of us have become inseparable. tegnonk drives everything we do. -- technology drives everything we do. it resides in private sector. let me repeat that. the vast majority of our infrastructure in the united states resides in the private sector. the national security risks and the economic risks are still with the private sector. re
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they uncovered what the pentagon called potentially inappropriate communications between the general and jill kelley who he and his wife got to know in tampa, and were reviewing between 20 and 30,000 pages of documents, including e-mails over two years. officials say some were flirtatious. the general strongly denies an improper relationship. the fbi discovered the e-mails during its investigation of kelley's e-mails. sparked by her complaints about anonymous threats which turned out to be from paula broadwell. they say they found no wrongdoing by general allen, but turned the files over to the pentagon, which monday ordered its inspector general to invest gate at the same hour, fbi agents were sweeping through paula broadwell's north carolina home, carrying out bags and boxes of the materials. officials say she consented to the search to make sure they had not overlooked any documents before closing the investigation. meanwhile, petraeus' predecessor at the cia said petraeus had no choice but to resign. >> i think it's important, when you're director of the cia, with all the challen
they uncovered what the pentagon called potentially inappropriate communications between the general and jill kelley who he and his wife got to know in tampa, and were reviewing between 20 and 30,000 pages of documents, including e-mails over two years. officials say some were flirtatious. the general strongly denies an improper relationship. the fbi discovered the e-mails during its investigation of kelley's e-mails. sparked by her complaints about anonymous threats which turned out to be from...
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we expect president obama to make his first comment today on the pentagon scandal. he's holding a news conference in more than eight months. bill plante is at the white house with a preview. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this news conference was supposed to have been a platform for the president to launch his bid for a second term but the soap opera around david petraeus and general john allen will probably be the first question not exactly what he wanted to talk about. but the president does get the first word and in his opening statement he'll call for compromise to fix the nation's long term fiscal problem. but he'll also stick to his budget proposal which calls for $1.6 trillion in new taxes often years which is twice what republicans previously offered. he'll say again he's not willing to continue tax cuts for families making over $250,000 and he'll also be asked about the signal he sent yesterday in a meeting with labor leaders that nothing is off the table, including programs like medicare. he'll be asked about the benghazi attack and other t
we expect president obama to make his first comment today on the pentagon scandal. he's holding a news conference in more than eight months. bill plante is at the white house with a preview. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this news conference was supposed to have been a platform for the president to launch his bid for a second term but the soap opera around david petraeus and general john allen will probably be the first question not exactly what he wanted to talk about....
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jennifer griffin and her team at the pentagon. thank you very much. jenna: breaking news as it happens. joining us now, john barrasso. he will attend a committee meeting about the pentagon attack later this afternoon. nice to have you back on the program. >> reporter: thank you, jenna. jenna: what should you know later this afternoon that you don't already know now? >> reporter: this has been called in a bipartisan way so republicans and democrats working together. we're going to get briefed today by the fbi, the cia, the department of defense, as well as the department of state. i think that this is something that could have been prevented, the murder, the death, the ter terrorist attack that affected four american heros. we are starting at the beginning as to how is it that these folks on the ground asked for additional help in march, in april there was an attack, in june there was an attack. in july they asked for additional help, again denied and their whole security team got pulled out in august, and then come 9/11, and this assault occurs, a ter
jennifer griffin and her team at the pentagon. thank you very much. jenna: breaking news as it happens. joining us now, john barrasso. he will attend a committee meeting about the pentagon attack later this afternoon. nice to have you back on the program. >> reporter: thank you, jenna. jenna: what should you know later this afternoon that you don't already know now? >> reporter: this has been called in a bipartisan way so republicans and democrats working together. we're going to...
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. >>> we'll ask senator john mccain about the pentagon scandal and why he wants to stop president obama's choice for secretary of state. >>> and target employees are fighting back after being told they have to open stores on thanksgiving night. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here, until we determine what the facts are. and we will. >> the pentagon responds to a growing scandal surrounding general allen and former cia director petraeus. >>> sources tell cbs news that paul wra broadwell, alleged mistress of general petraeus, warned general allen that she was a seductress. >> allen denies any wrongdoing as investigators look through 20,000 to 30,000 pages of documents. >> 30,000 pages of e-mails. there is a fine line between seduction and spamming someone. >>> president obama holds his first full news conference today since being re-elected. it is expected he will talk about the so-called fiscal cliff. >> americans want action, not political posture. >> the
. >>> we'll ask senator john mccain about the pentagon scandal and why he wants to stop president obama's choice for secretary of state. >>> and target employees are fighting back after being told they have to open stores on thanksgiving night. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >>> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here, until we determine what the facts are. and...
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the pentagon is now investigating general john palin, the palinisaf -- general john allen, the current isaf commander in afghanistan. >> general allan is entitled to due process in this matter. in the meantime, the secretary has asked the president, and the president has agreed, to put his nomination on hold until the relevant facts are determined. >> and white house spokesman says president barack obama was surprised by the petraeus revelations -- a white house spokesman said. they come just as the administration heads into its second term. >> for more on this developing story, we are joined by our washington correspondent. how serious are the allegations against general allan? what sort of wrongdoing is the alleged to have been involved in? >> it is very serious. there were -- there is an investigation going on. there were some 30,000 pages of e-mails between the top commander in afghanistan and this lady in florida, mrs. kelly, and you really do not know exactly what is in those e- mails, but according to the american media, they say that there is -- that those are inappropriate com
the pentagon is now investigating general john palin, the palinisaf -- general john allen, the current isaf commander in afghanistan. >> general allan is entitled to due process in this matter. in the meantime, the secretary has asked the president, and the president has agreed, to put his nomination on hold until the relevant facts are determined. >> and white house spokesman says president barack obama was surprised by the petraeus revelations -- a white house spokesman said. they...
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first stop, pentagon and cnn's chris lawrence. so, chris, what specifically are investigators looking for in those messages? morality aside, how serious of a concern is an extramarital affair? >> it's very serious in the military. you're talking about an active duty officer, carol. and under the uniform code of military justice, you can be prosecuted for adultery. john allen is a married, fo four-star general who has been running the war in afghanistan. he had already flown from afghanistan here to washington. that's how quickly all of this broke down. he was already here in washington just 48 hours away from starting his senate confirmation hearing to perhaps become the head of nato. now that this has all broken, secretary panetta has gone to the president and asked that his nomination be put on hold. they're still keeping him as the head of nato because they've got another confirmation hearing for allen's successor. but right now this has really thrown the whole plan of succession into a state of flux right now. >> chris lawrenc
first stop, pentagon and cnn's chris lawrence. so, chris, what specifically are investigators looking for in those messages? morality aside, how serious of a concern is an extramarital affair? >> it's very serious in the military. you're talking about an active duty officer, carol. and under the uniform code of military justice, you can be prosecuted for adultery. john allen is a married, fo four-star general who has been running the war in afghanistan. he had already flown from...
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they boosted pentagon spending substantially. and then they smashed domestic discretionary spending. the ryan budget did cut a lot in domestic discretionary but it increased the debt by $6 trillion. so there have been no discussions where the framework was a balanced approach. where you had revenues or the pentagon was making a contribution and where the democrats had to make some concessions on domestic spending. so that framework, i think is starting to emerge as a result of the people speaking in this election quite clearly. that's what they wanted. but then you get into the very contentious details. can you work that out in two months when there's been no preliminary discussion? i'm a skeptic that we can. springs eternal. >> bill: a lot less than two months. probably three weeks of working time. >> i think that brings up a good question. why isn't speaker boehner saying i'm going to keep the house in session until -- between now and the end of the year until we can come up with a deal on this? and will the democrats come out
they boosted pentagon spending substantially. and then they smashed domestic discretionary spending. the ryan budget did cut a lot in domestic discretionary but it increased the debt by $6 trillion. so there have been no discussions where the framework was a balanced approach. where you had revenues or the pentagon was making a contribution and where the democrats had to make some concessions on domestic spending. so that framework, i think is starting to emerge as a result of the people...